The Republican nominee is closing out his third consecutive White House bid with a loud, ostentatious campaign that has thrust his conduct to the center of a photo-finish battle.
The president sought to use the opportunity to boast about strong economic news, but ended up fielding questions about the crisis in the Middle East, the presidential contest and even the pope.
Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign says she has accepted an invitation for a presidential debate on CNN on Oct. 23, but her opponent, Donald Trump, calls the date “too late.”
The campaign’s swing through Pennsylvania one day before the Democratic convention signifies the importance that the state will play in any path to victory.